Vol. 4, No. 59

Contracts & Procurement

Savannah River Environmental Draft RFP Due Out Soon

The U.S. Energy Department anticipates by early February issuing a draft request for proposals (RFP) for waste management at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The DOE Office of Environmental Management said in a Dec. 23 procurement notice the draft solicitation… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
  • Plutonium Pit Production

    MOX Services Played Fast and Loose With Subcontract Costs, DOE IG Says

    MOX Services, prime contractor for the canceled Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF), played fast and loose with federal contracting rules, the U.S. Department of Energy’s inspector general wrote in a scathing report published days before the winter holiday. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]

  • Transuranic Waste

    Energy Dept. Appoints New Acting Manager for WIPP

    A veteran of 28 years in the commercial nuclear power industry is the new acting manager for the U.S. Department of Energy office that oversees the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. Greg Sosson was apparently appointed to the temporary detail earlier… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    New Mexico Meeting to Focus on 2016 Los Alamos Consent Order

    The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has scheduled a Jan. 9 public meeting to discuss a consent order signed with the U.S. Energy Department in 2016 that updated remediation plans for the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]

  • Decommissioning

    Fort Belvoir Reactor Decommissioning to End in 2025, Army Corps Says

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) expects to complete decommissioning of a long-retired nuclear power plant at Fort Belvoir, Va., in 2025, after which the property would be available for unrestricted use. The five-year schedule would cover the full scope… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

  • Commercial Low-Level Waste

    Energy Department Moves Ahead With Mercury Storage Plans at WCS

    Waste Control Specialists (WCS) this month received approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to provide long-term storage of elemental mercury at its Andrews County waste facility for the U.S. Department of Energy. The Energy Department said in a Dec. 27 press release that the Texas regulators approved a modification to the Dallas-based company’s […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    Lawyer Tapped to Lead Wash. State Ecology Department

    Gov. Jay Inslee (D) has picked a state lawyer to lead the Washington Department of Ecology. Laura Watson succeeds Maia Bellon, who announced her retirement on Dec. 2 after leading the state agency since 2013. The Department of Ecology, through its Nuclear Waste… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be […]

  • Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

    General Dynamics Takes $300M Trident II Support Contract

    The U.S. Navy on Dec. 16 awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a $300 million contract for fiscal years 2020-2023 for U.S. and U.K. Trident II (D-5) support work. This specifically covers Trident II fleet ballistic missiles submarine fire control system, guided… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]

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